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The ruling says the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints may not use the state's “clergy-penitent privilege” to refuse to answer questions or turn over documents in a child sex abuse case.

An Arizona judge overseeing a high-profile lawsuit accusing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of conspiring to cover-up child sex abuse has ruled that the church may not refuse to answer questions or turn over documents under the state’s “clergy-penitent privilege.” Clergy in Arizona, as in many other states, are required to report […]

An Arizona judge overseeing a high-profile lawsuit accusing the Church of Jesus Christ of...

An Arizona judge overseeing a high-profile lawsuit accusing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of conspiring to cover-up child sex abuse has ruled that the church may not refuse to answer questions or turn over documents under the state's "clergy-penitent privilege."

An Arizona judge overseeing a high-profile lawsuit accusing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of conspiring to cover-up child sex abuse has

The lawsuit accuses two Arizona bishops and church leaders in Salt Lake City of negligence in not reporting abuse.

An Arizona judge overseeing a high-profile lawsuit accusing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of conspiring to cover-up child sex abuse has ruled that the church may not refuse to answer questions or turn over documents under the state's "clergy-penitent privilege."

The lawsuit accuses two Arizona bishops and Mormon church leaders of not reporting child abuse and allowing Paul Adams to continue abusing his older daughter.

Families of survivors say it shows part of a system that is easily misused by church leaders to divert abuse accusations away from law enforcement

When an Arizona bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known...